Budget 2024

an estimated 75k jobs have been lost thanks to their installation - its also estimated over half of the increased thieving is not due to these vids you see of a gang raiding the fridge in a Tesco Express its down to people dodging payments on self checkouts.
Yeah, but self service checkouts don’t silently judge you when you’re buying some rubber gloves, a cucumber and some Vaseline.
 
I suspect the most abused part is the "look up item" on any of them ........................ hmmm Pink Lady Apples at £3 a gram - if I just confidently push the screen where it says Gala Apples at 30p a tonne like who would know ..................
 
Major job losses coming up in the hospitality sector before Christmas. Many pubs are no longer viable due to increased Employer NICs and si may close.
This is on the back of private care homes announcing trouble last week and a number of manufacturing companies decided to pack up in the UK last week due to increased Employee NICs.

Jacking up employee costs by 2.5% tends to do that.

Of course prices coukd go up 5% to pay for it. 2.5% for employee costs and 2.5% for increased material costs.
Of course, inflation taking the hit will drive up interest rates up that will cist business even more money.
 
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Major job losses coming up in the hospitality sector before Christmas. Many pubs are no longer viable due to increased Employer NICs and si may close.
This is on the back of private care homes announcing trouble last week and a number of manufacturing companies decided to pack up in the UK last week due to increased Employee NICs.

Jacking up employee costs by 2.5% tends to do that.
National insurance doesn't change until April so any job losses before then are using it as an excuse
 
National insurance doesn't change until April so any job losses before then are using it as an excuse
So businesses should take the hit when it happens rather than preparing for it?
Business doesn't work like that I'm afraid. Especially as redundancies also cost money and have to be paid for.
 
So businesses should take the hit when it happens rather than preparing for it?
Business doesn't work like that I'm afraid. Especially as redundancies also cost money and have to be paid for.
Getting rid of staff right before the busiest time of the year might not be the best business move
 

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